Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices,electronic safety devices, etc. a. At the work site, employees used Deckert #1 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles. The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #1 where the wicks were tamped and the caps were applied. b. At the work site, employees used Deckert #2 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles. The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #2 between the wick tamping and capping area. c. At the work site, employees used Deckert #2 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles. The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #2 where wicks were inserted. d. At the work site, employees used Deckert #2 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles. The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #2 where the glass bottles were filled. e. At the work site, employees used Deckert #4 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles. The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #4 where the entered the machine to be filled. f. At the work site, employees used Deckert #4 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles. The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #4 where the empty bottles enter the fill area. g. At the work site, employees used Deckert #4 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles. The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #4 where filled bottles exited after the wicks had been placed and tamped. h. At the work site, employees used Deckert #5 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles. The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #5 where empty bottles entered the machine to be filled. i. At the work site, employees used Deckert #5 to fill, place wicks and cap scented air freshener bottles. The employer had not adequately guarded the enclosure on Deckert #5 where wicked bottles exited the tamping area and entered the cap area. j. At the work site, employees used two Labeling Systems Inc (LDI) sealing and labeling machines. The employer had not adequately guarded the moving shafts that applied the seals and labels to the gel-filled disks as they moved down the transportation belt. k. At the work site, employees used a conveyor to transport gel-filled disks from the labeling/sealing area to the packaging area. The employer had not adequately guarded the exposed ingoing nip point at the end of the conveyor on the Dekka by the box taping machine. l. At the work site, employees used Unifill #1 (no serial number plate) to fill plastic disks with a colored and scented gel for use as an air freshener. The employer had not adequately guarded the moving parts in that the interlocks on the front and rear enclosure of the Unifill #1 did not prevent the machine from operating when the enclosure doors were opened. m. At the work site, employees used Unifill #2 (no serial number plate) to fill plastic disks with a colored and scented gel for use as an air freshener. The employer had not adequately guarded the moving parts in that the interlocks on the front and rear enclosure of the Unifill #2 did not prevent the machine from operating when the enclosure doors were opened.